Hamlet and Shadow of a Man for a Feminist Point of View
Date Submitted: 10/26/2004 09:19:03
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (728 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (728 words)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet centers on the internal struggle of the Prince of
Denmark. Cherrie Moraga's Shadow of a Man centers on the Rodriguez family during
1969 in Los Angeles, California. Most readers are focused on the words and the actions
of these two stories only. Often overlooked and unappreciated are the stories females
characters such as Queen Gertrude of Denmark, Ophelia both of Hamlet and Hortensia,
Rosario, Lupe and Leticia from Shadow of a man. As …
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…is speaking out through the flowers that she has given them.
The concept that an understanding of the women in Hamlet and the Shadow of
a Man are important to understanding the story. Gertrude, Ophelia, Hortensia, and
Rosario represent clear feminine figures in both their actions, and in the relationships
with men. Without understanding the major role that these women play in this story
there is no way to understand the story in it's entirety.
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